Samuel Carlisi

Samuel A. "Black Sam" Carlisi (15 December 1914-2 January 1997) was boss of the Chicago Outfit from 1989 to 1993, succeeding Joseph Ferriola and preceding John DiFronzo.

Biography
Samuel A. Carlisi started his criminal career as a driver for Chicago Outfit mobster Joseph Aiuppa while he was boss of the Cicero, Illinois crew, and he earned the nickname "Sam Wings" for working as a family courier during the 1970s. Carlisi became a front man after Aiuppa was arrested in 1986 for skimming the Las Vegas casinos, and he served as Joseph Ferriola's underboss following his role in the murders of Anthony and Michael Spilotro. From 1989 to 1993, he serves as boss of the Chicago Outfit, and he used his family connections to fence stolen goods and narcotics as far as New York and northeastern Pennsylvania. In 1993, John DiFronzo became the new Outfit boss, as Carlisi was arrested; in 1996, he was sentenced to 13 years in prison, and he died there.